Chapter 404 WPG0403: Unexpected situation? Super high corporate standards! The way to break the situation?
"I'll make a call first!" An Wuyang said to the little foreigner after reading Tang Wenshu's message.
The little foreigner responded, "Okay, I'll make some dipping sauce for you. Do you want some coriander, chopped green onion, and root of the root?"
An Wuyang responded affirmatively, "Yeah!"
The little foreigner silently wrote down An Wuyang's taste preferences. Although she and An Wuyang had the closest contact, they actually didn't know each other very well.
But these are minor issues!
An Wuyang put on a Bluetooth headset and dialed Tang Wenshu's number.
After waiting for the call to be connected, An Wuyang asked first, "What happened?"
"We have encountered a big problem regarding the procurement of finished white peony medicine." Tang Wenwen explained.
"Jingxing and Gongdao Tianping also gave us feedback that the latest batch of white peony root had substandard quality control issues," Tang Wenwen added.
"The test report given by Jingxing shows that the sampling pass rate of white peony root is only 45%, and this is the result of the initial inspection. Jingxing is currently conducting a more detailed re-inspection." Tang Wenwen elaborated.
"The situation at Fair Balance is even worse. The pass rate for the initial inspection is less than 30%. Fair Balance has started self-examination." Tang Wenwen added.
An Wuyang raised his eyebrows, "What is going on?"
"Did we purchase shoddy raw materials?" An Wuyang wondered.
In the field of herbal medicine, this happens all the time!
Some clever cheating methods even make masters who have been in the industry for 20 or 30 years look at them.
Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group has been fooled once before in purchasing the raw materials of bitter orange essential oil. Could it be that it has encountered a similar problem now?
Tang Wenwen responded negatively, "No, we purchased qualified medicinal materials through formal channels. The problem comes from other reasons."
"The test reports given by Jingxing and Gongdao Tianping all point to one problem, that is, the sulfur dioxide content exceeds the standard. This situation is most likely..." Before Tang Wenwen could say anything, he was interrupted by An Wuyang.
"The intermediary company used the sulfur fumigation process, right?" An Wuyang grew up in a medical family, so of course he knew such basic issues.
"That's right!" Tang Wenwen confirmed first.
Then he continued to add, "There are also some white peony harvested directly from growers. We suspect that they use coal as the fuel source for drying."
An Wuyang also knows this. Most coal has not been desulfurized. If coal is used as a fuel source for drying white peony, then after the coal is burned, sulfur dioxide will enter the white peony and remain.
"Is there any problem with the first two batches?" An Wuyang asked.
"No problem." Tang Wenwen responded.
"We have clear regulations for Jingxing and Gongdao Tianping. Each batch of medicinal materials needs to be sampled and tested multiple times, and the finished Shuxin Pills also need to be sampled and tested twice." Tang Wenwen added.
"After discovering the problem today, we reviewed the previous random inspection results and the test results of the finished Shuxin Pills. There were no problems." Tang Wenwen explained.
"We also investigated the source of the raw materials in question today and found that all the medicinal materials in question were provided by new suppliers, and the previous suppliers were out of stock." Tang Wenwen added.
Peony has a four-year growth cycle!
Different suppliers have different delivery channels. Some suppliers directly receive fresh peony, process it themselves, and then sell the finished product.
However, some suppliers directly harvest finished white peony, whether it is white peony processed by the growers themselves or processed by other small traders.
Under such circumstances, it is easy to cause unstable supply quality.
It seems that we are encountering this problem on the fifth watch day now?
After all, Wugengtian does not have the full-link supply capabilities of Sansang Group.
Although Wugengtian also has a medicinal material planting base, and the medicinal material planting base is currently very expanded, a mere medicinal material supply base cannot meet the needs of Wugengtian.
The growth cycle of herbs is too long!
If we only rely on the Tianjingyan herbal medicine planting base, taking Shuxinwan as an example, is Wu Gengtian prepared to do one year and four years of rest?
Or is it a cycle of planting every year, so that raw materials are used every year, but the final finished product is very small?
"Ask Tianyin. Tianyin has replaced many peony gardens before. Look at Tianyin's inventory." An Wuyang asked.
"Our first batch of raw materials are supplied by Tianyin. Tianyin's peony garden currently has no inventory. The latest batch of ready-made peony will be two years away." Tang Wenwen responded.
An Wuyang suddenly wanted to scold Qin Sheng!
Although this problem was not caused by Qin Sheng, Tang Wenwen was his, so he couldn't scold Tang Wenshi in his face, right?
Fortunately, Qin Sheng hasn't returned to the Magic City yet, otherwise he would definitely be scolded by An Wuyang!
As for the reason?
That would be too much!
Why doesn't Qin Sheng acquire more peony gardens?
Why doesn’t Qin Sheng acquire a peony processing company?
Why doesn’t Qin Sheng control the processing quality of peony?
As an absolutely powerful Party A, what's the problem with An Wuyang scolding Qin Sheng?
"What is the condition of Shuxin Pills processed from these raw materials with residual sulfur dioxide?" An Wuyang asked.
Tang Wenwen responded, "Jingxing and Gongdao Tianping sent the corresponding Shuxin Pills to Professor Tian. After analysis, Professor Tian came to a preliminary conclusion that sulfur dioxide residue will have a greater impact on the effectiveness of Shuxin Pills."
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"Professor Tian has recruited volunteers to conduct tests to determine the impact of sulfur dioxide residue on Shuxin Pills." Tang Wenwen added.
"Tell me the results as soon as possible." An Wuyang responded.
"Now re-screen suppliers immediately and strictly check the problem of sulfur dioxide residue." An Wuyan added.
Tang Wenshu responded quickly, "Mr. An, there is another question."
Tang Wenshu didn't wait for An Wuyang to ask, and continued, "If the white peony we purchased this time complies with the national standard, there is actually no problem."
An Wuyang frowned.
He understands the meaning of Tang documents!
Maybe many people don't understand white peony, but in the dairy industry, many people understand it, right?
After all, the Farmland Dairy Alliance, formed by more than a dozen companies, directly benchmarked the Europa Alliance in terms of product standards, beating many of the national standards.
This is not to say that the national standard is bad, but that the national standard only guarantees the moral lower limit of the enterprise!
As for more details
An Wuyang can only recommend dairy products from the Nongken Dairy Alliance.
Referring to the situation in the dairy industry, the pharmacopoeial standards for white peony are also very low.
"What is the sulfur residue value specified in the national standard?" An Wuyang asked.
"This." Tang Wenwen hesitated slightly, "Mr. An, the national standard limit is a bit high."
"How high?" An Wuyang asked.
He does not have the knowledge to remember these details, because it is enough for someone to remember this knowledge, and he only needs to ask for the answer directly. Tang Wenwen said cautiously, "According to the standards of the Xia Kingdom Pharmacopoeia, the residual sulfur dioxide content of herbal medicines and their pieces should not exceed 150 mg per kilogram."
"But for a total of 11 specific herbal medicines and their decoction pieces, such as white peony root, yam, Codonopsis pilosula, Gastrodia elata, etc., the standards will be relaxed to a level where the residual sulfur dioxide content per kilogram does not exceed 400 milligrams." Tang Wen added.
An Wuyang frowned when he heard this. Isn't this standard too broad?
Sure enough, it’s just the lower limit!
When the little foreigner saw An Wuyang frowning, she poured some tea for An Wuyang and handed it over.
An Wuyang took a sip and put it down.
Tang Wenwen continued to add, "According to Professor Tian's request, we have limited the sulfur dioxide residue in white peony to no more than 5 mg per kilogram."
"According to Professor Tian's research, once the sulfur dioxide residue exceeds this value, it will affect the effectiveness of Shuxin Pills." Tang Wenwen explained.
"The white peony root provided by Tianyin before all met this standard because they used microwave drying technology to avoid the problem of sulfur dioxide residue." Tang Wenwen added.
"The current sulfur residue value of white peony root tested by Jingxing and Gongdao balance is actually only between 10 mg and 20 mg per kilogram, which far exceeds the pharmacopoeia standard, but does not meet our standard." Tang Wenwen concluded. .
An Wuyang finally understood what Tang Wenshu meant!
In short, Wu Gengtian’s requirements for finished white peony medicine far exceeded the pharmacopoeia standards. That’s why the flaw in the procurement of finished white peony medicine occurred, rather than a major mistake in Tang Wenshu’s work.
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"This Old Tang" An Wuyang laughed and cursed to himself.
Tang Wenwen went around in such a big circle just to show that he had no responsibility. Was he worried that An Wuyang would blame him?
"Old Tang, if you have anything to say in the future, just say it!" An Wuyang first reminded Tang Wenshu to speak in a simpler way.
Tang Wenshu is indeed a little lacking in work ability, but he is also loyal, so unless there is no cure, Tang Wensheng's status is very stable.
"As for the problem of sulfur dioxide residue, if you were asked to find a way to solve it, how would you deal with it?" An Wuyang asked.
Tang Wenwen hesitated for a moment, then responded, "Select suppliers more strictly, and notify more suppliers of our corporate procurement standards, so as to purchase qualified white peony medicine."
An Wuyang sighed secretly, Tang Wenshu's solution was indeed possible, but it was not enough!
Because the corporate standards of Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group are too high, according to Wugengtian's requirements, the residual sulfur content of white peony should be less than 5 mg per kilogram, but the pharmacopoeia standard has been relaxed to 400 mg per kilogram.
In comparison, Wugengtian's corporate standards are indeed very strict!
Under such strict standards, although the purpose can be achieved by simply screening suppliers, does it seem too unreasonable?
Some people may think that they are talking about business, but the corporate image of Wugengtian has never been like this!
An Wuyang is thinking about a better solution.
"Old Tang, you first announce the production reduction of Shuxin Pills to the outside world, saying that due to raw material quality issues, our next batch of Shuxin Pills will be reduced in production at midnight," An Wuyang ordered.
This is not malicious hunger marketing!
Because the problem does exist, the sulfur dioxide residue in the finished white peony medicine does exceed the limit value required by Wugentian Pharmaceutical Group, and the quality of the corresponding Shuxin Pills is indeed affected.
So how could it be hunger marketing?
This is called being responsible to consumers!
Although the prices of Wugengtian products are relatively high in some areas, Wugengtian will not deceive consumers.
Wugengtian's products win with quality!
Wugengtian hopes that consumers will pay for quality, so Wugengtian will definitely not destroy its own brand.
"In addition, please refer to your treatment plan first and purchase a batch of white peony medicine that meets the requirements as soon as possible to resume the production of Shuxin Pills." An Wuyang ordered.
Although he did not agree with Tang Wensheng's solution, under the current emergency situation, Tang Wensheng's suggestions could be used temporarily, at least to resume production urgently.
"Received." Tang Wenwen responded.
"When purchasing finished white peony medicine this time, increase the purchase price by another ten percent." An Wuyang ordered.
"Mr. An, the price we paid for the white peony root was already 20% higher than the market price," Tang Wenwen reminded.
Wu Gengtian has very high requirements for the quality of white peony, so he originally selected high-end products on the market.
The current price of high-end goods on the market is about 100 yuan per kilogram, and the purchase price on the fifth day of the night has increased to 120 yuan per kilogram.
This is equivalent to a 20% premium.
If the premium continues
Tang Wenwen was a little sad about the purchase cost!
An Wuyang warned, "Continue to pay a premium! And buy more first. I'm worried that at this juncture, someone will give us eye drops."
In the past, in the bitter orange essential oil industry, people were prescribed eye drops at midnight!
Because the output of bitter orange essential oil is too low and the number of bitter orange plantations is too small, the upstream supply chain of the bitter orange essential oil industry is too easy to be monopolized or to reach a price alliance.
To this day, the price of bitter orange essential oil has not dropped yet!
An Wuyang wondered if there would be someone in the finished white peony market who would try to target Wu Gengtian Pharmaceutical Group?
Maybe someone should know it?
But the situation with white peony and bitter orange essential oils is different!
There are too few upstream suppliers of bitter orange essential oil, and the number of bitter orange plantations in the entire Xia Kingdom is very small, so it is easy to achieve monopoly and price alliances.
However, it is not easy to reach a price alliance for finished white peony medicine!
Because the market for white peony is so huge, with so many growers and plantations, it is extremely difficult to monopolize the supply of white peony.
However, in order to avoid accidents, of course An Wuyang chose to increase the purchase price.
As for some people wanting to fight a price war
An Wuyang is willing to accompany the price war and increase the purchase price to purchase white peony.
After all, it was a last resort choice.
So even if someone really wants to start a price war, An Wuyang will follow suit for a few rounds.
Because the current situation is too special, An Wuyang needs to find a batch of white peony medicine that meets the standards of Wugentian Pharmaceutical Group as soon as possible for remedial production tasks.
Even if the price of white peony medicine increases, it will not have a particularly big impact on the profit margin of Shuxin Pills.
Of course, if someone wants to treat him as a fool and try to sell white peony at a high price, then An Wuyang will never let it go. He has a way to break the situation!
(End of chapter)